I've never been to the Upper East side (at least, I don't think I've been there). I've visited Manhattan about 10 times in the past decade but I've been primarily in Mid Town, although we've stayed in Union Square a few times.

I've never been to the Upper East side (at least, I don't think I've been there). I've visited Manhattan about 10 times in the past decade but I've been primarily in Mid Town, although we've stayed in Union Square a few times.

I LOVE that city. The Park, especially in the Fall, is amazing.

If you ever went east of Central Park, you were in Upper East Side Manhattan. It's Nora Ephron/Woody Allen area.

Well, Ephron's hangout may have been Upper West Side, but the small bookstore in You've Got Mail is upper east side.

I live near Central Park. I run the park in the mornings. But you have to be careful -

I think Woody Allen used to live in Carnegie Hill. I'm near there.

It was always fun to walk around the entire area on a nice spring day. But I always thought of Central Park as a big obstacle to get around/through. I have a theory that only New Yorkers like Central Park, because that's your only playground and grassy area. The rest of us go, "Who cares? It's grass. I see this all the time." And New Yorkers say, "This is wilderness! Let's go backpacking next month."

It's a fun area. Disadvantages to living in the City is seeing all the cement.

Do you live in CA?

I live in Los Angeles, the Hollywood Hills, specifically.

I love urban life, although I appreciate that we're about 5 minutes from Hollywood & Vine. It's almost like the country up here, with deer, coyotes and unfortunately, the occasional bobcat/mountain lion.

It was always fun to walk around the entire area on a nice spring day. But I always thought of Central Park as a big obstacle to get around/through. I have a theory that only New Yorkers like Central Park, because that's your only playground and grassy area. The rest of us go, "Who cares? It's grass. I see this all the time." And New Yorkers say, "This is wilderness! Let's go backpacking next month."

If you're in Los Angeles, you should visit Griffith Park. It's even bigger than Central Park but there are trails and a pretty massive amount of elevation (at least it feels like it's massive!).

Parks are a huge part of our lives. Without them, the kids wouldn't have a place to play and adults wouldn't have a place to exercise, outside of an indoor gym.